Number in trial | Control treatment | Mean follow up | ICD mortality | Control mortality | p Value | |
AVID5 | 1016 | Amiodarone or sotalol | 18 months | 25% at 3 years | 36% at 3 years | < 0.02 |
CIDS6 | 659 | Amiodarone | 36 months | 8.3% per year | 10.2% per year | 0.142 |
CASH7 | 288 | Amiodarone or metoprolol | 57 months | 36% | 44% | 0.081 |